305.607.01
Public Health Practice

Location
East Baltimore
Term
2nd Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
M, W, 1:30 - 3:20pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Beth Resnick
Clarence Lam
Contact Name
Robin Dranbauer
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

300.615.01 (on-line) Tools of Public Health Practice or 300.603.98 (Barcelona) Tools of Public Health Practice and Decision Making. If a student that has not completed the prerequisite, please check with the course faculty for make-up information?

Description
Builds on the course prerequisite and satisfies the MPH practicum requirement through hands-on application of knowledge and skills to real-world practice concerns and settings in collaboration with a public health practice organization. Students engage in a significant experience through addressing public health priority areas pre-identified by the collaborating organization. All practicum work is shared with the collaborating organization for use at their discretion. Students complete the public health practicum under the direction and supervision of the course faculty. Practicum work is designed with a pre-identified collaborating organization around pre-identified priority areas and projects; students are not able to select topics/projects outside of the pre-identified options. This course does not offer the option for students to identify their own collaborating organizations or develop their own projects.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Assess population health of a specific jurisdiction
  2. Develop strategies and approaches to address public health priorities
  3. Apply public health and social determinants of health knowledge and theory to address specific public health challenges
  4. Assess and develop public health communications to targeted audiences
  5. Advance personal career growth and development, using the core competencies for public health professionals as a framework
Enrollment Restriction
Undergraduates are not permitted in this course
Instructor Consent
No consent required
Special Comments

Students will be expected to engage in significant fieldwork outside of class through various activities (i.e. community meetings, field trips etc) as required. Due to the nature of this course, students may not add this class after the first session.